Prevalence of infectious agents in free-ranging white-tailed deer in northeastern Mexico.
The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of antibodies against brucellosis, leptospirosis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in northeastern Mexico. Deer (n=521) were captured from helicopter using a netgun on 15 ranches covering 62,114 ha in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas during spring 2004. The prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, BVDV, and brucellosis were 5.6, 41.1, 63.5, and 0%, respectively, indicating that white-tailed deer and cattle may share disease agents when cohabiting in northeastern Mexico.
Cantu
Antonio
A
Centro de Investigación Regional del Noreste, INIFAP, Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico 89670.
Ortega-S
J Alfonso
JA
Mosqueda
Juan
J
Garcia-Vazquez
Zeferino
Z
Henke
Scott E
SE
George
John E
JE
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000276:immunology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000276:immunology; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral